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Happy Meal Advertising Trumps Good Parenting, Lawsuit Claims

(Dec. 15) -- Parents, you're no match for plastic toys and a pitchman clown. A lawsuit filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest on behalf of a California mother contends that the fast-food chain McDonald's is "circumventing parental control" by luring children into desiring the company's toy-packing Happy...

Giants' Parade Offers Sweet Smell of Improbable Championship

SAN FRANCISCO -- They came to the home upon the hill, hundreds and hundreds of thousands bedecked in orange, their cheeks slightly sunburned, their mouths still agape. It was as if the Chinese New Year and Pride Parades had occurred on the same fine day, only it was even better. It was the loveliest trophy in all of...

San Fran Lawmakers May Wipe the Smile Off Happy Meals

(Nov. 3) -- The McDonald's Happy Meal will get a little less happy if San Francisco lawmakers have their way. By a veto-proof 8-3 margin, the Board of Supervisors approved a proposal Tuesday night that would prohibit fast-food chains like McDonald's from giving away toys with kids' meals that exceed set levels of salt,...

Giants Parade Expected to Draw Huge Crowds

The San Francisco Giants' parade will take place Wednesday in celebration of the team's World Series win, and it's expected to be quite an event. Enough people are expected, in fact, that Mayor Gavin Newsom has urged everyone to take public transportation. The city has ramped up their public transportation system to...

Prop. 8 Overturned: Twitter Explodes!

(Aug. 4) -- In the moments after Judge Vaughn Walker announced his ruling that deemed California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, the social networking site Twitter lit up with messages reflecting the verdict's lightning-rod status. Less than an hour after the decision was released, the topic was easily the most popular...

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WATCH: Gavin Newsom's Show Debuts

On Sunday, California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom suffered the indignity of being stuck on the runway for hours waiting for his United flight to take him back to the West Coast after filming an episode of " This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

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GAV TV: Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom To Host New Show On Current TV

It's no secret that California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom been more than a little restless in the role of California's number two executive.

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05/23/12 Gavin Newsom, Social Media Expert, Forgot How Twitter... Source: SFist - San Francisco CA Television personality and angry tweeter Gavin Newsom, who once wrote a book on how to use social media , must have had a temporary lapse in brain function today.
05/23/12 Current TV's Gavin Newsom Interviews MSNBC Host Dylan... Source: TVNewser - Mediabistro.com Current TV considers itself a direct competitor to MSNBC, and indeed both channels are targeting a very similar audience.
05/21/12 WATCH: Gavin Newsom's Show Debuts Source: The Huffington Post - Local On Sunday, California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom suffered the indignity of being stuck on the runway for hours waiting for his United flight to take him back to the West Coast after filming an episode of " This Week with George Stephanopoulos."
05/21/12 Gavin Newsom Furious At United Airlines, Tweets... Source: SFist - San Francisco CA Gavin Newsom is learning what we've known for eons â namely, not having access to the Jetty sucks.
05/20/12 Marin Voice: What's the next political step for Lt.... Source: Marin Independent Journal - Novato CA Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom â is making the most of an office he once spoke of disdainfully as purely "ceremonial and powerless" before abruptly halting his short-lived bid to be governor.